to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
decision; determination; resolution
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
considerably; fairly; quite
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to repeat; to do something over again
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
dark clouds; black clouds
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why